UC San Diego Health First to Offer Novel Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego Health one of a few health care systems on West Coast to offer new gene therapy for hemophilia B.
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Uncovering Clues to a Natural Gene-Editing Technique
Science & EnvironmentDiversity-generating retroelements are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe — from the arctic permafrost to Yellowstone’s hot springs and the human gut. DGRs are able to accelerate the evolution of proteins to help microorganisms adapt to changing environments. Using cryogenic electron microscopy, Partho Ghosh’s lab at UC San Diego has figured out the first steps of this accelerated evolution by visualizing the relevant proteins and RNA.
Scientists Uncover Key Step in How Diazotrophs “Fix” Nitrogen
Science & EnvironmentThere are only two ways of fixing nitrogen, one industrial and one biological. To better understand a key component of the biological process, University of California San Diego Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Akif Tezcan and Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Mark Herzik took a multi-pronged approach. Their work appears in Nature.
UC San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop Series Continues in 2025
HumanitiesThe University of California San Diego’s Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series continues in 2025 with six events that underscore the theme “Violence, Voice and Recognition.”
CDC Funds UC San Diego Pandemic Preparedness Study
Health & BehaviorResearchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine are serving as the central data hub for the CHARM Network, a new five-year pandemic preparedness initiative funded by the CDC. This includes ensuring real-time public access to results on the incidence of the most common respiratory infections.
10th Annual Reed Family Concert Showcases the Best in New Music
The ArtsThis January a three-part series of events will be held in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Reed Family Concert, an annual showcase of musical innovation at the University of California San Diego led by Distinguished Professor of Music Steven Schick. The celebration also recognizes the 30-year tenure of red fish blue fish, a beloved and highly acclaimed percussion ensemble created and directed by Schick that performs, records and premieres work from the last 85 years of western percussion’s rich history.
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